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[Dutchygamer]

I've been fiddling around with crates, to see if I can use them for an idea I have. Currently, all units drop a crate, which is either cash, a level up, or very rarely reveals the whole map. The cash and reveal map work fine: unit collides with the crate, crate is removed, and effect is given. The level-up crate doesn't; it isn't removed when it collides with an unit, nor does it give the expected effect.
After testing with multiple settings, I still can't get those bastards to work. These are the codes I use:

; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Object VehicleWreckCrateLevelUp
        &#59; *** ART Parameters ***
  Draw = W3DModelDraw ModuleTag_01
        DefaultConditionState
          Model = PMJnkCrate
        End
  End

 &#59; ***DESIGN parameters ***
  EditorSorting   = MISC_MAN_MADE

 &#59; *** ENGINEERING Parameters ***  
  KindOf = PARACHUTABLE CRATE&#59;Only Salvage crates are marked Selectable so the Mouse can interact with them and give Salvage voices.  Being dead makes them not actually selectable
  
  Behavior = VeterancyCrateCollide         ModuleTag_ForbiddenChanges
        ForbiddenKindOf = PROJECTILE
        EffectRange = 10
   &#59;ExecuteFX = FX_CratePickup
        ExecuteAnimation           = MoneyPickUp
        ExecuteAnimationTime   = 4.0   &#59; In seconds
        ExecuteAnimationZRise  = 15.0  &#59; Z world units per second to rise
        ExecuteAnimationFades  = Yes   &#59; Animation does/doesn't fade out        
  End 

  Behavior = DeletionUpdate ModuleTag_03&#59; Not LifetimeUpdate, since I can't die.  This will DestroyObject me. 
        MinLifetime = 30000   
        MaxLifetime = 35000   
  End

  Geometry = BOX
  GeometryMajorRadius = 12.0
  GeometryMinorRadius = 12.0
  GeometryHeight = 12.0  
  GeometryIsSmall = Yes 
  Shadow                  = SHADOW_VOLUME
   
End

The VeterancyCrateCollide is the part that should give the level up. As you may see, I added an small animation when the crate is picked up. The results are rather... interesting: the anim keeps playing as long as an unit is colliding with the crate, until the unit moves away, or the crate is removed by DeletionUpdate.
I'm beginning to have the strange feeling that the VeterancyCrateCollide module is broken. Am I right on this?

[Stalker]

GLA units can get veterancy with their crates. Maybe try it with that code (SalvageCrateCollide), but that might create other problems (Units would probably need the SALVAGER KindOf)

[Dutchygamer]

Already checked that: the SALVAGER part is in the crate code, and can be disabled. Unfortunately this gives the same result: unit collides with crate, and nothing happens. I may need to recheck that though, as I only tested this quickly.

[SorataZ]

What if you just put in UNIT instead of SALVAGER? It should have the same effect. I think that Gens refuses to do anything with the crate if it is not specified what kind of object should collide with it, to prevent non-salvagers from getting a crate bonus.

[n5p29]

try to make the crate starts as veteran maybe?

[Dutchygamer]

 SorataZ, on 22 Jun 2011, 14:15, said:

What if you just put in UNIT instead of SALVAGER? It should have the same effect. I think that Gens refuses to do anything with the crate if it is not specified what kind of object should collide with it, to prevent non-salvagers from getting a crate bonus.

Why do the cash and reveal map crates work fine then Anyways, I'll try out what you suggested, but I doubt it will make any difference.

[Dutchygamer]

From what I saw you can only define which KindOf types will spawn a crate, and define which KindOfs are disallowed from picking up a crate. There is no way to say that a specific KindOf is allowed to pick up a crate from what I saw.